12 episodes
Believed NPR
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 12.8K Ratings
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How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history. It's a story of survivors finding their power in a cultural moment when people are coming to understand how important that is. It's also an unnerving exploration of how even well-meaning adults can fail to believe.
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The Good Guy
How did former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sexually abuse hundreds of girls and women for decades? To understand how he got away with it, we have to begin with the doctor in his prime, when everyone thought of him as Larry, the good guy.
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How He Got Away
In this episode, we take you back to 2004 - 13 years before Dr. Larry Nassar would admit in court that he sexually abused children. This incident with a teenager will show you not just what Larry was doing to so many of his patients, but how he got away with it again and again.
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The Basement
Sometimes the people who don't believe you are the people who love you the most. This episode will take you into Larry Nassar's basement, through the memories of a young girl - a family friend who he abused for years.
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Gaslighting
It's time to hear from Larry, and we've got the tape. In 2014, the doctor was interviewed by a police detective after another patient reported him for sexual assault. You'll hear for yourself how Larry lies, manipulates and convinces police to believe him instead of the victim.
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How He Got Caught
Larry Nassar's world starts to fall apart in the summer of 2016, thanks to three things: a tough Michigan detective, a team of journalists in Indiana, and a homeschooling mom from Kentucky. In this episode, you'll hear Larry's facade collapse - on tape.
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The Parents
Many parents were in the room when Larry Nassar abused their daughters. They had no idea it was happening. That's because Larry didn't just manipulate his victims, he manipulated their parents, too.
Customer Reviews
Well-done podcast about the Dr Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal
Good storytelling and production values, along with an extra dose of sensitivity for "Dr" Nassar's (he surrendered his medical license.) sexual abuse of so many teenage girls, often his young victims were members of the USA Gymnastics program.
A great example of a story that needs to be told.
Excellent
Very well reported. Definitely start at episode 1. No, hear me out, try starting with the first one. Crazy, I know. Trust me, you won’t regret it.
I like it
Good content. The vocal fry of the host is distracting. But that’s just me… I have sensitivity to it when I hear it.